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At a bake sale, Callie's table earned $60 and Lindsey's

by BTGmoderatorDC » Sun Jun 23, 2019 9:21 pm

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At a bake sale, Callie's table earned $60 and Lindsey's table earned 200% more than that. How much money did Lindsey's table earn?

A. $120
B. $160
C. $180
D. $240
E. $280

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by Scott@TargetTestPrep » Thu Jun 27, 2019 5:26 pm

BTGmoderatorDC wrote:At a bake sale, Callie's table earned $60 and Lindsey's table earned 200% more than that. How much money did Lindsey's table earn?

A. $120
B. $160
C. $180
D. $240
E. $280

OA C

Source: Veritas Prep

200% more than 60 is 300% of 60, or 3 times 60, which is 3 x 60 = 180.

Answer: C

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